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July 08, 2025
Strict Proof of Adultery Is a Mandatory Requirement; Mere Family Testimony Cannot Be the Basis
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“Baseless Allegations Cannot Form Legal Grounds for Divorce” – Patna High Court reaffirmed a foundational principle of matrimonial law: allegations of adultery and desertion must be

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July 08, 2025
Pre-Trial Custody Cannot Be a Tool for Vengeance When the Accused Held No Weapon, Caused
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“Bail Is the Rule, Jail Is the Exception Even in Murder Cases If Role Is Marginal” – In a notable judgment delivered by Punjab and Haryana

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July 08, 2025
Statutory Rules Override Executive Circulars—Promotion Cannot Be Claimed from Date of Initial Appointment Across Local
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“A plaint cannot rewrite the rulebook—seniority for absorbed teachers must flow from the date of absorption, not from a prior posting under a different local body.”

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July 08, 2025
Courts Must Not Mandate Postnatal Care When Medically Justified Termination Is Permitted: Kerala High Court
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“Judicial Orders Must Respect Scientific Protocols and Reproductive Rights under MTP Act”, Kerala High Court delivered a significant judgment concerning medical termination of pregnancy beyond 24

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July 08, 2025
Presumption Under PMLA Does Not Arise Without Foundational Facts: Karnataka High Court Grants Bail in
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"Confession of Co-Accused Is Not Substantive Evidence; Bail Cannot Be Denied Solely on That Basis" — In a significant decision  Karnataka High Court, presided by Justice

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July 08, 2025
Mere Importer Cannot Claim Monopoly Over Manufacturer’s Trademark: Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction To
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“Prior User Rights Override Trademark Registration – Sale Of Genuine Goods Is Not Infringement” – In a significant decision Delhi High Court refused to grant an

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July 08, 2025
Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Improper Section 313 Examination, and Doubtful Eyewitness: Calcutta
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“Incriminating Evidence Not Put to the Accused Under Section 313 CrPC Vitiates Trial”— Calcutta High Court, in a Division Bench judgment delivered by Justice Apurba Sinha

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July 08, 2025
Income Tax Act | Once All Primary Facts Are Disclosed, There Is No Further Duty
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"Reassessment Based On Change Of Opinion And Bald Assertions Is Legally Unsustainable" —  In a landmark judgment  Bombay High Court decisively quashed two reassessment notices issued

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July 08, 2025
Not Mere Extra Work But Work Beyond the Agreement — High Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Power
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"Arbitrator's Award Based on Additional Work Beyond Contract Scope Cannot Be Interfered With", Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice Sumathi Jagadam, in a

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July 08, 2025
Mere Recovery of Currency Notes Is Not Enough – Demand of Bribe Is Sine Qua
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“Where Demand Is Not Proved, Presumption Under Section 20 Cannot Be Invoked”: Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench overturned the conviction of a bank manager in a

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July 07, 2025
Phone Tapping Without Public Emergency Or Public Safety Is Unconstitutional: Madras High Court Quashes Union
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"Covert Surveillance Is Not a Ground for Phone Tapping Under Section 5(2)... Public Emergency and Public Safety Are Not Secretive Situations", Madras High Court Strikes

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July 06, 2025
Undressing a Minor with Intent to Force Intercourse Is Attempt to Rape: Allahabad High Court
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“Victim’s Consistent Testimony and Recovery from Accused’s Custody Leave No Doubt—Delay in FIR Not Fatal in Sexual Offence Cases”, In a powerful affirmation of the evidentiary

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July 06, 2025
No Vicarious Liability When Principal Offender Is Acquitted: Calcutta High Court Reiterates Binding Precedent Under
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“Liability of Partner Is Co-Extensive with That of the Firm — If Firm Is Not Guilty, the Partner Cannot Be Punished”: Calcutta High Court reaffirmed the

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July 06, 2025
Reformation, Not Retribution, Is the Modern Mantra of Sentencing: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants
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“First-Time Offender Should Not Be Thrown into Jail with Hardened Criminals”: Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a reformative ruling, where a conviction for rash and

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July 06, 2025
Mere Occurrence of an Accident Cannot Lead to Conviction for Rash Driving: Karnataka High Court
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"When Mechanical Failure Is Probable, Court Cannot Presume Negligence" –  In a significant ruling Karnataka High Court, presided over by Justice G. Basavaraja, set aside the

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July 06, 2025
ESSO Act Prevails Over Kerala Land Reforms Act," Rules Kerala High Court in Lease Dispute
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High Court Sets Aside Sub Court's Order, Mandates Fresh Examination of Legal Conflict Between Central and State Laws - In a landmark decision, the Kerala High

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July 06, 2025
Look Out Circular Cannot Be A Perpetual Sword On Liberty — Madras High Court Directs
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“Being a Foreign National Without Extradition Treaty Cannot Justify Indefinite Detention” —  In a significant ruling Madras High Court, through Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, holding that

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July 06, 2025
138 NI Act | Absence Not Deliberate – Complaint Must Be Heard on Merits: Andhra
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“Right to Prosecute Cannot Be Defeated by One Day’s Absence” — In a significant ruling Andhra Pradesh High Court, presided over by Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, allowed

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July 06, 2025
Sentence Must Balance Deterrence with Reformation – Not Merely a Ritual: Punjab & Haryana High
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“Judicial Discretion Must Consider Gravity of Offence, Passage of Time, and Scope of Reformation”:  Punjab and Haryana High Court modified the sentence of a man convicted

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July 06, 2025
Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal Cannot Act as Appellate Authority While Exercising Revisional Powers Under Section 76:
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Revisional Powers Under Section 76 Cannot Be Used to Reassess Facts –  In a significant ruling strengthening the protection of tenant rights under the Maharashtra Tenancy and

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July 03, 2025
Promotion to Chief Secretary Is Not a Right — It Demands Not Just Merit, But
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Individual Brilliance Can't Trump Collegial Discipline in Public Service - In a judgment that reaffirms the nuanced balance between merit and temperament in public service promotion, the

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July 01, 2025
Unregistered Power of Attorney Cannot Transfer Title—Revocation Nullifies Subsequent Sale Deeds: Supreme Court Restores Civil
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“Documents Which Themselves Do Not Create Title Cannot Be the Foundation for Title Claims”— In a significant judgment Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala

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July 01, 2025
Courts Are Not Bargaining Forums—Parties Cannot Play Fast and Loose with Judicial Process”: Supreme Court
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“Voluntary Offer During Bail Hearing Is Not a Game to Be Abandoned Later”: In a strongly worded judgment Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice K.V. Viswanathan

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July 01, 2025
UP Gangsters Act Cannot Be Invoked for Isolated Incident Without Continuity of Criminal Activity —
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“Statute Meant for Organised Crime Cannot Be Weaponised for Political Vendetta” —  In a landmark ruling  Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice

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July 01, 2025
Stay of Conviction Cannot Be Granted Casually in Corruption Cases: Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat High
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“In corruption cases involving public servants, stay of conviction seriously undermines public confidence in the justice system… such discretion should be exercised sparingly and only

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June 26, 2025
Police Cannot Directly Summon Advocates/Lawyers for Discharging Professional Duties: Supreme Court Stays Notice Against Lawyer
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“Subjecting Lawyers to Police Summons Undermines Justice System and Violates Legal Privilege": In a significant order passed on June 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of India

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June 21, 2025
Appellant Accepted CTO Regularisation Without Protest, Now Estopped from Claiming HPO Status: Supreme Court Rejects
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“We are unable to issue directions to consider the appellant as HPO… he accepted regularisation as CTO and cannot be permitted to turn around now” —  In

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June 21, 2025
Once the Bank Sought CVC Advice, It Couldn’t Ignore It: Supreme Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings
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“Serving Charge Sheet Without Waiting for CVC Advice Was Arbitrary and Mala Fide”: Supreme Court of India quashed the disciplinary proceedings initiated against a Deputy General Manager

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June 20, 2025
Misuse of Minister’s Signature? Let IPC Take Its Course—But PC Act Requires Proof of Benefit:
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“No Prima Facie Case Under PC Act Without Proof of Personal Gain”, - Supreme Court of India partly allowed an appeal challenging the framing of corruption

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June 20, 2025
Natural Justice Is Not a Ritualistic Formula: Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Teacher for Benefiting
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“No Direct Evidence Needed When Circumstantial Proof Is Overwhelming”: In a significant ruling Supreme Court of India upheld the dismissal of a government school teacher who

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June 19, 2025
Statutory Rights Cannot Remain Paper Tigers: Supreme Court Orders Nationwide Compliance with Domestic Violence Act,
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“What is mandated by law must be implemented—rights under the Domestic Violence Act are not aspirational but enforceable” – In a landmark judgment Supreme Court of

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June 19, 2025
Juvenility Can’t Be Revisited by the JJB Once Declared: Supreme Court Upholds Bail and Juvenile
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“Medical Test Is Not a Substitute for School and Birth Records Under Section 94 JJ Act”—In a detailed and legally significant ruling Supreme Court of India,

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June 18, 2025
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Whether Property is Benami or Joint Family Asset Is
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“From a mere reading of the plaint, it cannot be said that the suit is barred under the Benami Act”- Supreme Court of India upholding the

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June 18, 2025
Computation and Allowance Are Distinct—Deduction Can Be Calculated Separately, But Not Claimed Twice: Supreme Court
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“Deductions Can Be Computed Separately Under Chapter VI-A, But Total Cannot Exceed Business Profits”, - In a significant ruling impacting tax computation under Chapter VI-A of the

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June 16, 2025
Omission to Put Incriminating Evidence to Accused Under Section 313 CrPC Vitiates Entire Trial: Supreme
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“Only four generic questions were asked in a mechanical manner… the serious procedural irregularity has caused grave prejudice and vitiates the conviction” —  In a major

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June 16, 2025
Once Income Certificate Is on Record and Not Disproved, It Must Be Accepted: Supreme Court
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“You Can’t Deny What You Don’t Disprove”, Delivering a strong rebuke to the Orissa High Court for undermining clear and uncontested evidence, the Supreme Court of

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June 14, 2025
Retirement from Firm Must Be Publicly Notified to Escape Liability Under Section 138 NI Act:
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“Simply drafting a retirement deed is not enough — statutory mandates of the Partnership Act must be fulfilled to absolve liability under the NI Act” —

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June 14, 2025
Just Because Money Changed Hands, It Cannot Be Presumed a Bribe: Supreme Court Refuses to
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“Demand Not Proved—Recovery Alone Is Not Enough”, In a significant ruling on the evidentiary thresholds in corruption prosecutions, the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal

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June 13, 2025
Drug Inspectors Cannot Ban What the Law Permits Without Central Notification – Supreme Court Restores
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“To allow local officials to impose prohibitions absent a Section 26A notification would dismantle the very design of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act” – In a

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June 13, 2025
Foreigners Act | Once Sentence Is Over, Prison Stay Becomes Illegal: Supreme Court Orders Bail
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“You Can’t Keep Them in Jail Just Because You Have No Detention Centre”, In a powerful assertion of constitutional liberty and judicial restraint, the Supreme

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July 08, 2025
Strict Proof of Adultery Is a Mandatory Requirement; Mere Family Testimony Cannot Be the Basis
  • HIGH COURTS

“Baseless Allegations Cannot Form Legal Grounds for Divorce” – Patna High Court reaffirmed a foundational principle of matrimonial law: allegations of adultery and desertion must be

read more
July 08, 2025
Pre-Trial Custody Cannot Be a Tool for Vengeance When the Accused Held No Weapon, Caused
  • HIGH COURTS

“Bail Is the Rule, Jail Is the Exception Even in Murder Cases If Role Is Marginal” – In a notable judgment delivered by Punjab and Haryana

read more
July 08, 2025
Statutory Rules Override Executive Circulars—Promotion Cannot Be Claimed from Date of Initial Appointment Across Local
  • HIGH COURTS

“A plaint cannot rewrite the rulebook—seniority for absorbed teachers must flow from the date of absorption, not from a prior posting under a different local body.”

read more
July 08, 2025
Courts Must Not Mandate Postnatal Care When Medically Justified Termination Is Permitted: Kerala High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

“Judicial Orders Must Respect Scientific Protocols and Reproductive Rights under MTP Act”, Kerala High Court delivered a significant judgment concerning medical termination of pregnancy beyond 24

read more
July 08, 2025
Presumption Under PMLA Does Not Arise Without Foundational Facts: Karnataka High Court Grants Bail in
  • HIGH COURTS

"Confession of Co-Accused Is Not Substantive Evidence; Bail Cannot Be Denied Solely on That Basis" — In a significant decision  Karnataka High Court, presided by Justice

read more
July 08, 2025
Mere Importer Cannot Claim Monopoly Over Manufacturer’s Trademark: Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction To
  • HIGH COURTS

“Prior User Rights Override Trademark Registration – Sale Of Genuine Goods Is Not Infringement” – In a significant decision Delhi High Court refused to grant an

read more
July 08, 2025
Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Improper Section 313 Examination, and Doubtful Eyewitness: Calcutta
  • HIGH COURTS

“Incriminating Evidence Not Put to the Accused Under Section 313 CrPC Vitiates Trial”— Calcutta High Court, in a Division Bench judgment delivered by Justice Apurba Sinha

read more
July 08, 2025
Income Tax Act | Once All Primary Facts Are Disclosed, There Is No Further Duty
  • HIGH COURTS

"Reassessment Based On Change Of Opinion And Bald Assertions Is Legally Unsustainable" —  In a landmark judgment  Bombay High Court decisively quashed two reassessment notices issued

read more
July 08, 2025
Not Mere Extra Work But Work Beyond the Agreement — High Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Power
  • HIGH COURTS

"Arbitrator's Award Based on Additional Work Beyond Contract Scope Cannot Be Interfered With", Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice Sumathi Jagadam, in a

read more
July 08, 2025
Mere Recovery of Currency Notes Is Not Enough – Demand of Bribe Is Sine Qua
  • HIGH COURTS

“Where Demand Is Not Proved, Presumption Under Section 20 Cannot Be Invoked”: Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench overturned the conviction of a bank manager in a

read more
July 07, 2025
Phone Tapping Without Public Emergency Or Public Safety Is Unconstitutional: Madras High Court Quashes Union
  • HIGH COURTS

"Covert Surveillance Is Not a Ground for Phone Tapping Under Section 5(2)... Public Emergency and Public Safety Are Not Secretive Situations", Madras High Court Strikes

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July 06, 2025
Undressing a Minor with Intent to Force Intercourse Is Attempt to Rape: Allahabad High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

“Victim’s Consistent Testimony and Recovery from Accused’s Custody Leave No Doubt—Delay in FIR Not Fatal in Sexual Offence Cases”, In a powerful affirmation of the evidentiary

read more
July 06, 2025
No Vicarious Liability When Principal Offender Is Acquitted: Calcutta High Court Reiterates Binding Precedent Under
  • HIGH COURTS

“Liability of Partner Is Co-Extensive with That of the Firm — If Firm Is Not Guilty, the Partner Cannot Be Punished”: Calcutta High Court reaffirmed the

read more
July 06, 2025
Reformation, Not Retribution, Is the Modern Mantra of Sentencing: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants
  • HIGH COURTS

“First-Time Offender Should Not Be Thrown into Jail with Hardened Criminals”: Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a reformative ruling, where a conviction for rash and

read more
July 06, 2025
Mere Occurrence of an Accident Cannot Lead to Conviction for Rash Driving: Karnataka High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

"When Mechanical Failure Is Probable, Court Cannot Presume Negligence" –  In a significant ruling Karnataka High Court, presided over by Justice G. Basavaraja, set aside the

read more
July 06, 2025
ESSO Act Prevails Over Kerala Land Reforms Act," Rules Kerala High Court in Lease Dispute
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High Court Sets Aside Sub Court's Order, Mandates Fresh Examination of Legal Conflict Between Central and State Laws - In a landmark decision, the Kerala High

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July 06, 2025
Look Out Circular Cannot Be A Perpetual Sword On Liberty — Madras High Court Directs
  • HIGH COURTS

“Being a Foreign National Without Extradition Treaty Cannot Justify Indefinite Detention” —  In a significant ruling Madras High Court, through Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, holding that

read more
July 06, 2025
138 NI Act | Absence Not Deliberate – Complaint Must Be Heard on Merits: Andhra
  • HIGH COURTS

“Right to Prosecute Cannot Be Defeated by One Day’s Absence” — In a significant ruling Andhra Pradesh High Court, presided over by Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, allowed

read more
July 06, 2025
Sentence Must Balance Deterrence with Reformation – Not Merely a Ritual: Punjab & Haryana High
  • HIGH COURTS

“Judicial Discretion Must Consider Gravity of Offence, Passage of Time, and Scope of Reformation”:  Punjab and Haryana High Court modified the sentence of a man convicted

read more
July 06, 2025
Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal Cannot Act as Appellate Authority While Exercising Revisional Powers Under Section 76:
  • HIGH COURTS

Revisional Powers Under Section 76 Cannot Be Used to Reassess Facts –  In a significant ruling strengthening the protection of tenant rights under the Maharashtra Tenancy and

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May 01, 2025
Reportable Judgments VS Non Reportable Judgments in India A Detailed Exploration

In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.

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April 17, 2025
Bail Reimagined: How BNSS 2023 Reshapes the Legal Landscape from CrPC 1973

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) has officially replaced the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC), marking a significant transformation in India’s procedural criminal law. Among the

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April 08, 2025
Right to Information Act, 2005: A Journey from Enactment to Empowerment

The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) has its roots in the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of

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April 06, 2025
In-Depth Analysis of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (India) – Chapters, Provisions, Amendments & Case

The Specific Relief Act, 1963 is a key legislation in Indian civil law that provides remedies for the violation of civil and contractual rights. Enacted to replace the

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April 03, 2025
Criminal Revision in India: Unlocking the Revisional Powers under CrPC with Case Law Insights

Criminal Revision is a supervisory remedy provided under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) that enables higher courts to scrutinize the correctness, legality, or propriety of inferior

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April 03, 2025
Legal Drafting in Civil Procedure: CPC Rules and Expert Insights

Legal drafting is the art of preparing formal legal documents in precise language. In civil litigation, pleadings (such as plaints and written statements) form the foundation of the

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